The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given maps illustrate a public library at the present time versus how it used to be 20 years ago. As an overview, the main factors that have been changed through
this
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20-year period are the entrances of different sections. Most sections experienced a change in their contexts.
Also
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, Tables and chairs have been replaced by an information desk in a different area. As
it
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can be observed,
instead
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of the CDs, videos, and computer games section at the top left corner,
this
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central library has another section these days which contains sofas and children's fiction
books
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with a bigger space.
However
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, the
entrance
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remains as it was, the
entrance
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of the computer room, which used to be a reading room, wasn't near the
entrance
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20 years ago.
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, the reference
books
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replace the adult fiction
books
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area between the two described sections.
On the other hand
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, the Lecture room has taken the place of the Children's book place.
While
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Adult non-fiction
books
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have remained in front of
this
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section since 20 years ago,
this
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place
also
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shares its space with an information desk and some new self-service machines.
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, these maps show a massive change at the right-down corner; there is a newly constructed cafe
instead
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of an enquiry desk which has an
entrance
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that is
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at the left of the main
entrance
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, instead".
Vocabulary: Replace the words books, entrance with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "maps" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "changed" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "information" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remains" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • floor plan
  • public library
  • layout
  • reading area
  • computer station
  • multimedia section
  • children's area
  • reference section
  • study cubicles
  • shelving units
  • digital media
  • technological advancements
  • user behavior
  • accessibility
  • traffic flow
  • modernization
  • community needs
  • conversion
  • allocation
  • removal
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